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PUBLIC LAW 7 6 3 - S E P T. 1, 1954

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" (b) Section 14 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize certain administrative expenses in the Government service, and for other purposes", approved August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 809; 5 U.S.C. 116a). (c) The Act entitled "An Act authorizing payments of rewards to postal employees for inventions", approved December 3, 1945 (59 Stat. 591; 39 U.S.C. 813). (d) The Act entitled "An Act authorizing the Secretary of W a r to pay a cash award for suggestions submitted by employees of certain establishments of the Ordnance Department for improvement or economy in manufacturing process or plant", approved July 17, 1912 (37 Stat. 193; 50 U.S.C. 58). (e) The Act entitled "An Act to provide equitable compensation for useful suggestions or inventions by personnel of the Department of the Interior", approved June 26, 1944 (58 Stat. 360; 5 U.S.C. 500). (f) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 35 of the Act entitled "An Act to enact certain provisions now included in the Naval Appropriation Act, 1946, and for other purposes", approved August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 857; 5 U.S.C. 416). (g) The joint resolution entitled "Joint Kesolution to provide cash awards to personnel of the Maritime Commission and the W a r Shipping Administration for useful suggestions to improve administration of their activities", approved March 13, 1944 (58 Stat. 115; 46 U.S.C. 1111b). (h) All other laws or parts of laws inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. SEC. 306. The enactment of this title shall not affect the right of any employee to an award granted him under any provision of law repealed by this title. SEC. 307. This title shall take effect on the ninetieth day after the date of its enactment. TITLE IV—UNIFORM ALLOWANCES

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SEC. 401. This title may be cited as the "Federal Employees Uniform Allowance Act". SEC. 402. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually to each agency of the Government of the United States or of the District of Columbia (including Government-owned corporations), upon a showing of the necessity or desirability thereof, an amount not to exceed $100 multiplied by the number of the employees of such agency who are required by regulation existing on the date of enactment of this Act or by law to wear a prescribed uniform in the performance of his or her official duties and who are not being furnished with such uniform. The head of any agency to which any such appropriation is made shall, out of funds made available by such appropriation, (1) furnish to each such employee such uniform at a cost not to exceed $100 per annum, or (2) pay to each such employee an allowance for defraying the expenses of acquisition of such uniform at such times and in such amounts, not to exceed $100 per annum, as may be prescribed in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to section 404. Where the furnishing of a uniform or the payment of a uniform allowance is authorized under any other provision of law or regulation existing on the date of enactment of this Act, the head of the agency may in his discretion continue the furnishing of such uniform or the payment of such allowance under such law or regulation, but where a uniform is furnished or allowance paid under any such law or regulation no uniform shall be furnished or allowance paid under this section.

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